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Iranian men are making headlines all over the world for a very unique reason - wearing a hijab or head scarf.
But why are they wearing the hijab?
Apparently, the men are sporting the hijab look in a display of solidarity with women across the country who are forced to cover their heads in public, The Independent reported.
Wearing a headscarf is strictly enforced by so-called 'morality police' in Iran and has been since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Women who do not wear a hijab or are deemed to be wearing 'bad hijab' by having some of their hair showing face punishments ranging from fines to imprisonment - The IndependentThe country enforces the hijab by telling women that they are putting themselves at risk of unwanted sexual advances from men.
'One man sent in a picture of himself [above] wearing his cousin's headscarf. In the caption, he wrote: "When my female cousins saw that I was wearing their headscarf, they couldn't stop laughing. I asked them, does it look so funny on me? I really love and respect my cousins. I think that one should not talk about freedom if she/he supports the idea of restricting other people's freedom.'Here are some pictures of #MenInHijab:
#MenInHijab support women's right to choose if they want to wear hijab or not, it shouldn't be a punishable law pic.twitter.com/NJ9RU8uPxn
- Ida Elvon ? ? (@purpleview) July 31, 2016
"We don't believe mandatory hijab is a sign of honour for a family" #MenInHijab #Iran pic.twitter.com/eHjFBRkBfp
- Maryam Nayeb Yazdi (@maryamnayebyazd) July 30, 2016
Think this is ridiculous? Then why do you force women to do it? #MenInHijab #Iran #HeForShe pic.twitter.com/A1Trlbt6oz
- DSRGenealogist (@DSRGenealogist) July 29, 2016
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